According to the Ohio Secretary of State, 722,498 vote-by-mail absentee ballots have been requested. If you plan to vote by mail, be sure to review all instructions before sending in your ballot. [NEOCH: This is especially important in the day of complicated forms for provisional ballots, shorter early voting times, long lines the last weekend of early voting, and "election observers" placed at the precincts to "challenge" or block voters.]

What to remember when preparing your ballot:

Do not remove the numbered stub from the ballot;

Place your completed ballot into the ID envelope, making sure it is sealed;

Complete and sign the Statement of Voter on the outside of the ID envelope;

Be sure to include your date of birth, your name and voter registration address (if your ID envelope is not pre-printed), your driver's license number, the last four digits of your SSN, OR a copy of a government issued ID;